⚽ Match Thread vs. Gateshead FC 16.08.22 [NL]

[wiseoldmagpie]

Its not so easy to take when you pay £35 coach travel and nearly £20 to get in, plus food and drink.

I feel your frustration Durham - I was there too. We are not yet capable of overwhelming teams and whether we get there this season remains to be seen. On the upside the effort levels were good and it is hard to fault LW for team selection, set-up and substitutions. The Gateshead fans I spoke to were impressed with Notts. If today shows progress on the season so far then we will be heading in the right direction.

Also re TAR he was unimpressive at the York friendly so it makes sense that he needs to up his game in training.

[crazyfists]

This is some kind of wind up I take it, regarding protests, all the puns aside.
We are three unbeaten games into the season and have not been able to field our strongest side yet. FFS get a grip.

Having read the last 4 pages from this thread the first one who brings a protest up is Laddo in a reply to Grantham not happy with mediocrity. So no one is going to protest, just a fake issue so people can argue about it.

[magpie_mania]

I'd like to agree with this statement but the gate figures currently suggest otherwise, most fans seem quite content winning the majority of home games at this level and making the play offs, which I expect we will do again this season. If not, we'd probably be looking at a 30% drop (around 2k) before stayaways force the issue, 4.5k gates are historically the point where owners really start to panic, but there's no sign of the attendances dropping that low at present.

Serious question.

Why aren't the gates dropping? I don't think it's only because most fans are just happy with play-offs. I think it is because the majority of fans can see that the club and owners are trying to move forward.

In reply to another of your questions, I don't think the mood of this board accurately reflects the support in general.

[laddo]

Having read the last 4 pages from this thread the first one who brings a protest up is Laddo in a reply to Grantham not happy with mediocrity. So no one is going to protest, just a fake issue so people can argue about it.

Exactly CF it's a non issue. It will just be more of the same confined to the internet from those frustrated, disappointed fans who won't (virtually) stand for it.

[upthemaggies]

Serious question.

Why aren't the gates dropping? I don't think it's only because most fans are just happy with play-offs. I think it is because the majority of fans can see that the club and owners are trying to move forward.

It would be odd for any club to have a owner who wasn't trying to move the club forward, how many owners right now are trying to take their club backwards?

In reality Notts have fallen at an earlier stage of the 5th tier play offs each time, finishing 3rd, 5th, 5th in that order having yet to challenge for top spot despite being among the top 2 or 3 supported clubs in the division.

Is that mediocrity? If it is and the gates aren't dropping then the fans are accepting it.

If it isn't mediocrity, then what is it? Whatever it is, the fans are evidently quite happy with it, the owners and being in the 5th tier. If they weren't then they'd either be not turning up or making their dissatisfaction heard on the terraces.

[applepie2]

If it isn't mediocrity, then what is it? Whatever it is, the fans are evidently quite happy with it, the owners and being in the 5th tier. If they weren't then they'd either be not turning up or making their dissatisfaction heard on the terraces.

Some of us only make our dissatisfaction vocal when the players are not making an effort; the rest of the time we try to encourage and support them, because few players are at their best when the “fans” are moaning at them.

[laddo]

Serious question.

Why aren't the gates dropping? I don't think it's only because most fans are just happy with play-offs. I think it is because the majority of fans can see that the club and owners are trying to move forward.

In reply to another of your questions, I don't think the mood of this board accurately reflects the support in general.

Could it also be because we've had an impressive home record in the National League and for all the moans of tippy tappy football, saw lots of goals , chances created and above all victories at the Lane.

[upthemaggies]

Some of us only make our dissatisfaction vocal when the players are not making an effort; the rest of the time we try to encourage and support them, because few players are at their best when the “fans” are moaning at them.

That's another issue, what is or what isn't being a good Christian, so to speak. Your core support who turn up no matter what.

The difference between being able to chug along or being forced to make a change depends on the numbers that swell the core support to what the gates are now. I'd guess that's currently around 2k, a significant percentage of those having joined the ranks when Alan Hardy put 2k on the average gate, new fans who haven't seen the club play any higher than tier 4 and don't perceive being stuck in tier 5 as being mediocre.

[jackal2]

I don't think the mood of this board accurately reflects the support in general.

I think football message boards generally create the impression of a more negative mood than actually exists, purely because people tend to use a forum like this to vent their spleen on what they think is wrong or needs improving. When results are good, things tend to go quieter, because the performances speak for themselves and there's not much to add beyond 'great game' or 'well done'. Just human nature really.

[countygump]

I think football message boards generally create the impression of a more negative mood than actually exists, purely because people tend to use a forum like this to vent their spleen on what they think is wrong or needs improving. When results are good, things tend to go quieter, because the performances speak for themselves and there's not much to add beyond 'great game' or 'well done'. Just human nature really.

Spot on^^^^